Talk Radio voted off the UL Buses

[Corndog308]

I was a UL bus driva for 4 years. Being the captain of my ship at the time, I WAS the boss. We had to the right to kick anyone off if we felt it was needed, listened to what we wanted, etc. We were driving for 4,6,8 hours at a time. And as the captain, I even put a Larry the Cable guy CD on and the students loved it. Hell, they were laughing as much as I was.It helped pass the time for me by listening to what I wanted. I was a bus driver, not a DJ who had to please the audience. Hold on! Don't the professors talk for their lectures? Ban that too!! Maybe they oughta make the professors sing to make it more appealing.

[trd1282]

I also heard about the conversation on W&J and I must say, I would never make any of my black friends sit through those terrible, demeaning, and altogether innacurate impersonations.

It is UNFORTUNATE that american opinions are shaped by this non-news, BS...

[trd1282]

_ I find it awfully funny when people say Walton and Johnson is offensive, and maybe they are to some, but do you listen to music nowadays? The majority of today's music is just as offensive. As for the free speech thing -- allowing students to vote isn't necessarily free speech. Free speech to me would be allowing the driver to put the radio on whatever station they please.

What the university should do is say the radio must stay on one station, KRVS for example, and if you dont like it then bring your own music to listen to. Problem solved. _

Have you ever heard of the notion "captive audience", free speech is only free speech when people are not forced to listen...

[zephyr]

_ Now if they can only vote on how may should attend the football games. Let's see, 16,000 plus students and only 10% attend. Now that would be a start. _

Ding Ding, we have a winner!!!!

[RedBug58]

_ I'm saddened by this. A college campus is the last place you'd expect censorship. This was my reply to the blog on the bottom of the article on theadvertiser.com:

I'm a student at UL, and I think this is just ridiculous! A college campus is the last place you would expect to see censorship! You gotta realize, the bus ride from Cajun Field to campus, or vice versa is what, maybe 5 or 10 minutes? Talk to the person next to you, listen to your iPod, or just block out the radio! You're on the bus for 10 MINUTES, while these bus drivers are on the bus for 8 HOURS!

Furthermore, this is COLLEGE, I hear things from professors every day I don't necissarily agree with, but I'm not going to go complain to the Dean about them! College is the time where you learn that there are different opinions out there, and you won't agree with most of them. Its where you learn to disregard things you don't agree with and don't let them get to you. Its where you learn that EVERYBODY has the right to say WHATEVER they want, and if you don't agree, oh well, grow up. These TWO students, yes TWO, not a bus load, not a group, but TWO students were so narrowminded that they couldn't handle hearing sombody else's view and had to start an Obama chant, then complain so that NOBODY can listen to talk radio anymore.

I'm a moderate, so I kinda fall right in the middle of left and right, but I think its funny that these two students came from the left, liberal side, the side that preaches tolerance for things like this! _

Julie Dronet proves once again that she is an idiot. This was a "non issue" and now is it blown way out of porportion making our university look foolish.

[Cajunrunner]

_ I also heard about the conversation on W&J and I must say, I would never make any of my black friends sit through those terrible, demeaning, and altogether innacurate impersonations.

It is UNFORTUNATE that american opinions are shaped by this non-news, BS... _

Interesting analysis because I know people several races/nationalities who love W&J.

However, how stupid was it for KLFY to put on their news the clip of that dunce, "Uhh... I think I heard the N-word".

Newsflash: Had whoever was on the radio said the N-word, it would have been verified and that talk host would have been fired before the 5pm news.

I swear sometimes the recruitment pool for news journalists around town must be low.

[RedBug58]

The bus driver was listening to Rush Limbaugh on KPEL "voice of the Cajuns"!!!!

I guess now they will have to play "Rap" music promoting "all of the great things that we aspire for our kids"

Thank you Julie Dronet

(T-Joe, it's really time to let her go)

[BrudaCajun]

_ Julie Dronet proves once again that she is an idiot. This was a "non issue" and now is it blown way out of porportion making our university look foolish. _

You have finally exposed her, lol. I totally agree

[Cajunrunner]

_ The bus driver was listening to Rush Limbaugh on KPEL "voice of the Cajuns"!!!!

I guess now they will have to play "Rap" music promoting "all of the great things that we aspire for our kids"

Thank you Julie Dronet

(T-Joe, it's really time to let her go) _

Listening to Limbaugh... well then that settles it.

We all know that Republican Limbaugh is one big racist!! The bus driver must be one too. Bring out the scarlet letter "R". You can give a double "R" for Racist Republican.

[Cajunbander]

_ Listening to Limbaugh... well then that settles it.

We all know that Republican Limbaugh is one big racist!! The bus driver must be one too. Bring out the scarlet letter "R". You can give a double "R" for Racist Republican. _

Good comment on theadvertiser.com. You make a very good point.